When’s the last time you voluntarily took a math test? Today I did some arithmetic drills for the first time in 10+ years! I also talk about my favorite book and ramble about other mathy stuff (in between complaining about getting sick).
Tomorrow I’ll review my test scores and actually do some more studying; I didn’t get to finish today because I slept a lot! And then I had too much fun playing with video production stuff. (Today I learned that I don’t mind doing lots of video editing when I’m sick and lying in bed.)
I printed out the arithmetic drills from this math worksheet generator – a very nifty tool for customizable, printable PDFs of randomly-generated arithmetic problems. (Or are they only pseudo-random? That’s a topic for another day!)
In case you want to be really bored, here’s the full, unedited footage of me taking the first arithmetic quizzes of my adult life:
Link dump of math tests:
I may or may not take all of these eventually!
- Panamath.org - Measure your number sense and approximate number system aptitude.
- Online Arithmetic Speed Drills -
- Math Worksheet Generator - Generates PDFs for printable math drills.
- PARCC Math Practice Tests - From grade 3 math up to high school math.
- Mathematics Assessment Project Tests - Sample tests for middle school and high school.
- SAT College Admissions Full Practice Test
- Khan Academy’s SAT Math Practice
- The ACT College Admissions Sample Math Questions
- California Standards Test Release Test Questions
Time breakdown
Today was way out of balance! My original schedule (see day 2) was just a guideline of course, but I do want to stay closer to the plan. I obviously can’t spend 7 hours on video production every day, and I wish I spent more time actually learning! (Though I did learn a couple new video editing tricks like the picture-in-picture thing, importing new fonts, and it was fun!)
- Video production time: 6 hours 55 min
- Script writing/preparation: 10 min
- Filming/setup: 1 hour 30 min
- Video editing: 4 hours 15 min
- Publishing: 1 hour (note: mostly just wasting time playing with Photoshop)
- Math study time: 1 hour 25 min
- Practice problems: 1 hour 25 min
- General research: none
Credits
- Music: “I’ll See You in My Dreams” by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli (Public Domain)
- Fun facts about the font I used (Look familiar? haha)
- Math Worksheet Generator - Generates PDFs for printable math drills.